Enjoying reception
These McCain correction officers seem to be enjoy
ing a reception held Friday to honor outstanding
members of the staff. During the event Gerhard
Kunert, Danny R. Cook and Maria B. Waterloo were
awarded plaques for their service.
In the past, under Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) regulations, local telephone service has been priced
below cost. Although the cost of connecting a customer to the
local network is about $26, customers on the average pay only
about $10 a month for local service.
The bulk of these remaining costs were paid by long distance
customers through their long distance rates. Long distance
rates were set at a higher level than the actual cost of providing
service in order to subsidize local service. This subsidy from
long distance was used to hokl down the price of local service ,
keeping it affordable for almost everyone.
Ibaay, Customers Have More Choices
In the absence of competition, this system of subsidies worked
well. But, today, customers do have choices. They can drop
off or bypass the public network altogether, enjoy lower com
municabon costs, and contribute very little or nothing toward
the cost of providing local service.
This drop-off of large customers is particularly threatening
because local service rates for customers who can't afford to
build their own telephone systems will have to go up to cover
the fixed costs of operating the network.
Telephone Costs = Telephone Services
So wnat needs to happen? Quite simply, prices for telephone
services should be based on the costs of providing them.
We must move away from the practice of charging customers
more for long distance telephone service in order to keep resi
dential rates low, and move toward cost-based pricing in the
telephone industry.
The Federal Communications Commission has a plan to re
structure the current pricing system so that all customers will
pay for most of their own telephone costs.
How Does The FCC 8 Plan work?
The FCC's plan consists of "subscriber line charges" small
monthly fees which help cover the actual costs of the lines and
related facilities that connect a subscriber's telephone to the
telephone company's switching eouipment. With subscriber
line charges, customers will pay closer attention to what it
actually costs the phone company to connect and maintain
their local telephone lines for local and long distance calling.
It is important to understand that the subscriber line charge
plan is just a restructuring of rates ?not a rate increase for
telephone companies. As the contribution from long distance
is lowered, long distance rates will decrease.
Carolina Telephone Supports The FCCfe Plan
We believe that this
small addition to local
phone rates will pro
tect you from future
dramatic rate in
creases. We want to
make sure the phone
remains affordable for
everyone, and sub
scriber line charges
are a step in the right
direction.
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Correction officers honored
McCain Hospital recognized the
fine job done by all the Correc
tional Officers there on Friday,
May 10 in observance of National
Correctional Officers' Week.
The outstanding correctional of
ficers were honored for their ex
ceptional contributions to the
Department of Correction.
These officers are:
Danny R. Cook chosen for the
professionalism he displays in per
forming his duties and the fine ex
ample he sets for other correc
tional officers.
Maria B. Waterloo was selected
for her professionalism and her in
itiative in being involved in as
many varied job-related ex
periences as possible and the ex
cellence of her contribution* to
these activities.
Gerhard Kunert was honored as
the employee at McCain Hospital
with the longest tenure as a correc
tional officer.
In attendance to present the
awards was Gene Cousins, Institu
tions Commander, Department of
Correction, Raleigh.
Aaron
Johnson
to speak here
ine newly appointed Secretary
of Corrections of the North
Carolina Dept. of Corrections will
be the keynote speaker for the
Hoke County Missionary Union
Banquet which will be held at the
W.H. Gibson Cafeteria on Satur
day.
Dr. Aaron J. Johnson is a North
Carolinian, married with two
children and presently serves as
Pastor of Mount Sinai Baptist
Church in Fayetteville. He was
elected councilman foi/ the city of
Fayetteville in 1977. His education
achievements include a B.D.
degree from Shaw University
School of Religion and a Post B.D.
degree from South Eastern
Theological Seminary.
His employment record includes
a one-term Fayetteville mayor Pro
tempore and chairman of com
munity and economic development
among many other administrative
positions.
Dr. Johnson has served as past
member of the North Carolina
Governor's Committee on schools
and he was President of fayet
teville and Cumberland County's
United Ministerial Association.
He has traveled to Nigeria and
Liberia West Africa to study the
mission work sponsored by the
Latt Carey Foreign Missionary
Convention.
His wife, Mrs. Mattie Johnson,
is a teacher in the Fayetteville City
Educational System.
Tickets may be purchased from
members of the banquet commit
tee at the rate of $6 per ticket.
Mrs. Annie Y. McKinnon is
president of the Hoke County
Aaron Johnson
Union. Mrs. Nellie Flowers is
chairman of the banquet commit
tee.
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